Total Crime Rate

150.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 150.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bethel Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in St George Central , and the 363rd highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bethel Road (BS5 7NN) in the last 12 months was 150.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% higher than the St George Central average (91.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bethel Road (BS5 7NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cherry Orchard Lane (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bethel Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holmes Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Summerhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whiteway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crown Hill Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whiteway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whiteway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whiteway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Malvern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Summerhill Road
Sep 2025Other theft Crown Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Dick'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hudd'S Vale Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Summerhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clouds Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shelley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shelley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emra Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clouds Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holmes Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whiteway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harveys Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clouds Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Park Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cousins Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hill Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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